There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there always has been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge. Isaac Asimov

ROFLMAO! Sigh. Then obviously you cannot explain, preferring to to pick and choose what you can throw back. I've noticed that with practically every poster you disagree with, YOU make it personal in your initial response to them. A sarcastic, arrogant, disdainful put down.Just as your Did Father_Oblivion....guess you and he have had some 'run-ins' here already.

Again, if you don't have anything that even remotely approaches a discussion, again, I'll pass.

Of course he was not 'under orders', I'm not suggesting that he was.....

You by trying to say this was part of a war. His murder spree had nothing to do with any war. That's a fact that you can't brush off as an "opinion."

And you still persist in the ring-around-the-rosey....it IS part of the freaking war. It's your Opining, and an Opine it remains. I asked you to Explain your opinion, if you must insist, are you able to do that?

>>>>>> Members of army are well trained and most of the time do their job well under a lot of stress. Most of the time in these very difficult situations they deliver without being immoral or harming innocent people.

During war a trained person would only attack when he/she is under attack. People spend countless hours in training to protect innocent people and attack the "Bad guys".

So I am reluctant to say attacking unarmed civilians (Children among them) is any part of "War". Neither the Afghan civilians are enemies of America. Last time I checked these Afghans are the one who ended the cold war and made significant sacrifices to protect the "Free world". So maybe the "Unarmed civlians" can expect to be treated with minimum dignity by US army.

US army is respected by most people all over the world. This sort of idiotic killings are expected from Libyan army not US army.

He is wearing a uniform and killing people, as any one who goes to war is supposed to do.

He just went a little further than those who drop bombs on unknown villages by acting without a specific order. The "bad apple" explanation has been used too many times to make it believable. Brutality is part of war.

"Everything is fair in love and war". Once war is justified, anything can be justified.

Of course he was not 'under orders', I'm not suggesting that he was.....

You by trying to say this was part of a war. His murder spree had nothing to do with any war. That's a fact that you can't brush off as an "opinion."

And you still persist in the ring-around-the-rosey....it IS part of the freaking war. It's your Opining, and an Opine it remains. I asked you to Explain your opinion, if you must insist, are you able to do that?

>>>>>> Members of army are well trained and most of the time do their job well under a lot of stress. Most of the time in these very difficult situations they deliver without being immoral or harming innocent people.

During war a trained person would only attack when he/she is under attack. People spend countless hours in training to protect innocent people and attack the "Bad guys".

So I am reluctant to say attacking unarmed civilians (Children among them) is any part of "War". Neither the Afghan civilians are enemies of America. Last time I checked these Afghans are the one who ended the cold war and made significant sacrifices to protect the "Free world". So maybe the "Unarmed civlians" can expect to be treated with minimum dignity by US army.

US army is respected by most people all over the world. This sort of idiotic killings are expected from Libyan army not US army.

My two cents....

Totally reasonable position...in fact I tend to agree with that, still, PTSD IS a part of the war, and the man was on his fourth tour, I know men who came back and committed suicide after two.

He is wearing a uniform and killing people, as any one who goes to war is supposed to do.

He just went a little further than those who drop bombs on unknown villages by acting without a specific order. The "bad apple" explanation has been used too many times to make it believable. Brutality is part of war.

"Everything is fair in love and war". Once war is justified, anything can be justified.

I never believed PTSD was but a contrived malady until I saw it too many times with my own eyes in those I knew.

There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there always has been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge. Isaac Asimov

Sure, suit yourself. I'll talk to BDboy, and others he can carry on an intelligent conversation with point of fact debate, not some imaginary 'explanations' that cannot walk like a duck, and sure as blazes cannot quack.